Diagnostic tests have been considered as the main alternative for the control of coronavirus
disease (COVID-19), caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS …

Background An optimised standard experimental setup across different hospitals is urgently
needed to ensure consistency in nucleic acid test results for SARS-CoV-2 detection. A …

Early diagnosis of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection
is crucial for timely infection detection and transmission prevention. In this work, we reported …

To date, there is limited information about the presence of SARS-CoV-2 in semen especially
in the acute phase of the infection. While available data from cohort studies including a total …

Objective Identify the potential for and risk factors of SARS‐CoV‐2 vertical transmission.
Methods Symptomatic pregnant women with COVID‐19 diagnosis in whom PCR for SARS …

For 1 year now, the world is undergoing a coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) pandemic
due to the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The most widely …

Coronaviruses are a group of envelop viruses which lead to diseases in birds and mammals
as well as human. Seven coronaviruses have been discovered in humans that can cause …

Testing for Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) by RT-PCR is
a vital public health tool in the pandemic. Self-collected samples are increasingly used as an …

The worldwide demand for SARS-CoV-2 RT-PCR testing resulted in a shortage of
diagnostic kits. RNA extraction step constitutes a major bottleneck to perform diagnostic. The …

Reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) on respiratory tract swabs has
become the gold standard for sensitive and specific detection of influenza virus, respiratory …